Dangerous Sushi? Is Seafood Safe To Eat After Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater Release?

Some 12 years since the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster, Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water in batches, a process set to span over 30 years. While most radioactive elements have been removed, tritium remains. The authorities' solution is to dilute this wastewater with seawater until there is negligible risk to the environment and human health.

00:00 Recap of 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant disaster
00:50 Is it safe to eat seafood from Fukushima?
01:27 Why is Japan releasing nuclear wastewater?
03:20 Dangers of tritium at low levels
04:53 Concerns over tritium contamination
06:59 Fukushima residents lack trust in TEPCO

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